ou own AAA Audio/Video Repair. You make service calls to customers’ homes to repair their audio/video equipment such as television sets and home theater systems. Your fixed costs are $10,000 per year, and your variable costs for each service call are $20. If you charge $75 for each service call, how many service calls will you have to make in order to break even

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You own AAA Audio/Video Repair. You make service calls to customers’ homes to repair their audio/video equipment such as television sets and home theater systems. Your fixed costs are $10,000 per year, and your variable costs for each service call are $20. If you charge $75 for each service call, how many service calls will you have to make in order to break even?

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Fixed cost = 10,000

Variable cost = 20/service

 

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